In a bid to save the state's flagging mule deer population, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to reduce the number of hunting permits it awards each year, Montana Free Press reported.

GREAT FALLS — Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was recently detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter east of Stanford in Hunting District 419. Several rounds of testing confirmed that the deer was ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected for the first time east of Stanford in Hunting District 419. A mule deer buck, taken by a hunter east of Stanford, tested positive ...

A Helena judge recently allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier last year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the ...

HELENA, Mont. – On December 4, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set new hunting regulations for 2026 and 2027, addressing nonresident hunting pressure and mule deer population concerns.

This story was produced in partnership with Montana Department of Commerce. While Montana is a bucket-list destination for many anglers—for good reason—it’s also home to some of the best hunting in ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A buck and doe nibbled foliage on Grant Street this week before trotting up Federal Place, cutting over toward ...

This story, “Rookie Season: Brett Favre’s First Mule Deer,” was first published in Outdoor Life on Sept. 24, 2012. Granby, Colorado, isn’t a particularly notable mountain town. Don’t get me wrong, ...

State officials report mixed hunting results across Montana as the general deer and elk season ended on Nov. 30, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Montana FWP collects ...

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